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Final Demand
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Final Demand
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Deborah Moggach
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 130 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780099421931
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Vintage
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Publication Date |
2 May 2002 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications. Living her life through wild weekends, yearning for something more. When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it. After all, its' only a minor crime. Nobody will be hurt, will they? But Colin gets hurt. He's the man who Natalie marries. And other people's lives are changed, terribly and irrevocably. Because Natalie's actions do have consequences - tragic consequences. Poignant and beautifully written, Deborah Moggach's new novel is a cautionary tale about the terrible battle between desires and greed, about human hopes and our own frailty in the face of temptation.
Author Biography
Deborah Moggach is the author of many successful novels including Tulip Fever and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which was made into a top-grossing film starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. Her screenplays include the film of Pride and Prejudice, which was nominated for a BAFTA. She lives in Wales.
ReviewsAn astonishing story of broken dreams, greed and human frailty.A tale of extraordinary power. Quite simply outstanding * Daily Mail * Hugely entertaining.immensely thought-provoking * Daily Express * Powerful.vividly evoked * Sunday Times * Deborah Moggach can fit a complex idea onto a postage stamp... ordinary human crises are described tersely, compassionately, and with a wit as dry as the Sahara * Independent * Moggach's delight in spinning her story, and in the minor characters she invents, is infectious * Mail on Sunday *
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